Insulating handle connection.



Patented :une l0, |902.

L '6. BRABROOK.

INSULATING HANDLE CONNECTION.'

(Application med Sept. 12. 1901.)

(N0` Model.)

'Y UNTTEDv STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE BRABROOK, OF TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TOA REED AND BARTON CORPORATION, OF TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

INSULATING HANDLE CONNECTION.

SPEGIFGATION forming part of LettersFatent N o. 702,087, dated J une 10, 1902.

Application filed September 12,1301. Serial No. 75,172. (No model.)

T0 all whom t may concer/'n.1 v

Beit known that I, GEORGE BRAsEooiQa citizen of the United States, residing atTa unton, in the county of Bristol and State ofMas-fv4 sachusetts, have' invented certain newl'an'd useful Improvements in Insulating Handle Connections; and I do declare. the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures'of reference marked thereon, which'form .a part of this specification. l

My invention relates to insulating handle connections for vessels designed to contain hot liquids; and the objects of the same are to provide a simple and durable connection between the handle and the vessel and one which may be easily and quickly assembled and attached and which will not conduct the heat from the vessel to the handle. I attain 'these objects by means of the construction shown in the accompanying drawings, in which .v

Figure l is a side elevation of a teapot or similar vessel. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the various parts which form the insulating handle connection before they are assem-` bled. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section -taken through the handle'connection after the parts have been assembled and showing a portion of the hollow handle secured thereto.

In said'draw'ings the numeral 1 designates a Vessel designed for containing hot liquids, as a teapot, and 2 isthe handle thereof, said handle being preferably hollow. The` terminal ends of the handle 2 are secured to an insulating connection made up of the parts shown in Fig. 2. These parts comprise the itting 3, of the required shape lat one end to iit the side of vthe vessel l, to which it may be secured by soldering or otherwise. A disk or piece of insulatingmaterial 4, made of Vulcanite, ivory, or other suitable non-conducting material, is interposed `between the fitting 3 and the handle 2,A A plate or disk 5, of any suitable metal or material,"is secured upon one side of the insulatingfpiece't by means of a staple 6, the legs 7 of said staple being passed through thev plate 5 and through the legs 7 extending beyond the insulating-piece Vat. After the piece t and the plate 5 have been secured together yby the staple 6 the ends "ofthe legs 7 may be bent, as shown in Fig. 3, and the fitting 3 may be connected to the insulating-piece by a small quantity of solder or molten metal 8, Fig. 3, poured into the litting 3 to surround the legs 7 of the staple. The fitting 3 is then secured to the vessel 1, and the handle 2 is attached to the plate 5in any suitable manner.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that my insulating handle connection may be quickly assembled at slight cost and that a durable and eicient device is produced without the necessity of screw-threading any of -the parts."

It will be obvious that the fastener (the staple) is entirely concealed from view and that it is located entirely within the opening of the hollow handle. vvantage in that there is no, projecting partsuch as a screw-head, a binding-pin,&c.to mar the appearance yof the handle, nor is This is of twofold ady there a requirement of the forming of open.-

ings in the surface of the handle, which would tend to weaken l[he structure at a point where the greatest strain is present. Furthermore, the staple being firmly set by the molten metal at one end and the head at the other end there is no possibility ofthe staple work'- ing loose, and thus destroying the handle connection. Where asc'rew or its equivalent is used, there is a constant 'tendency ofthe same working loose from its nut under the handling of the pot, even though concealed, (an expensive and difficult Inode of connect; ing the handle,) while if the head is exposed the liability is increased by reason of an accidental movement being given during use. Where a transverse pin is used to secure a bar in position, it ,must extendy through-the handle and can readily be removed, ,while its appearance prevents a perfect'plating ofthe handle.

Instead of the staple 6 Imay use any suitends of said legs being clenched within the tubular tting and secured in place by molten metal, the fitting secured to a vessel and a handle secured to the plate, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE BRABROOK. lrVitnesses:

W. B. GRANFIELD, JOHN A. ABBOTT. 

